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With 70,000 square feet of display area, Echter’s Nursery & Garden Center has a lot of space to fill. Each year, Echter’s staff makes careful calculations on what and how much to order to...

Are surpluses and shortages inevitable during economic swings? As tree customers know all too well, the slowdown in production during the last recession resulted in shortages in popular varieties across the nation over the past...

What is the scope of your work? Our work is always challenging due to the great variety of environments we work with. We look after 102 parks, 85-plus miles of maintained road right of ways,...

What is the business of BlueTarp Financial? We help companies grow and protect their business with credit management for their commercial customers. We offer fast, predictable cash flow, full-service billing and collections, risk protection and...

So, what are some trends in the green industry? One big one I’d say these days is change. Change is inevitable—even in a down-home industry like horticulture. I’m lucky enough to be able to...

A common question from customers, both retail and landscape contractors, is “Why are trees so expensive?” On the surface, it is a difficult question to answer, because most of us in the industry think...

Scaling from dissolved and suspended solids in irrigation water reduces the efficiency of greenhouse irrigation systems. Water deposits and biofilms inside pipes reduce water flow and often clog irrigation emitters (Fig.1). These biofilms are...

  As owners of nurseries, we all have certain requirements to operate our business­­­­­—land, water, financial resources, etc. We plan for these and acquire them as necessary in order to function. One important element we all...

In its 38th year of business, Jared’s Nursery has customers who are the third generation in their families to come through the garden center doors. It is not uncommon for staff to hear stories...

From Pinnacol Assurance Colorado workers’ compensation laws were passed in 1915, but many business owners are unaware of the regulations that are unique to our state. While many workers’ comp laws are similar across state...